Code of Alabama - Title 30: Marital and Domestic Relations - Chapter 5A - Family Violence Protection Order Enforcement Act

• Section 30-5A-1 Short title; purpose
  Amended and renumbered as §13A-6-140, by Act 2011-691, p. 2113, §1, effective September 1, 2011.
• Section 30-5A-2 Definitions
  Amended and renumbered as §13A-6-141, by Act 2011-691, p. 2113, §1, effective September 1, 2011.
• Section 30-5A-3 Applicability of Rules of Civil Procedure; rights of defendant; contempt; penalties
  Amended and renumbered as §13A-6-142, by Act 2011-691, p. 2113, §1, effective September 1, 2011.
• Section 30-5A-4 Arrest for violation of chapter
  Amended and renumbered as §13A-6-143, by Act 2011-691, p. 2113, §1, effective September 1, 2011.
• Section 30-5A-5 Lack of knowledge by defendant of order
  Lack of knowledge by the defendant of the order which was violated shall be an affirmative defense to conviction for violating this chapter at trial...
• Section 30-5A-6 Authority to enforce orders through contempt proceedings not diminished
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to diminish the inherent authority of the courts to enforce their lawful orders through civil or criminal contempt
• Section 30-5A-7 Chapter to be construed in pari materia with certain laws
  The provisions of this chapter shall be construed in pari materia with all laws which relate to punishment and sentences for any civil or criminal...

Last modified: May 3, 2021